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Airplanes
03:30
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Jet plane rolling down the runway, shaking off this twelve-hour delay
Crowded seats, skinny aisles taking me up a thousand miles
And a thousand miles away
Motors keep running and airplanes fly
Can't stop moving if I try
Don't tell me another lie
Because I'm not coming home
Shades down, headphones in and seat back, I close my eyes and fade to black
Maybe I'll never see your face again
I think about it now and then, but I'm never going back
Never going back
Motors keep running and airplanes fly
Can't stop moving if I try
Don't tell me another lie
Because I'm not coming home
The years go by, I'll carry on
I'll right my wrongs, I'll write my songs
You'll be crying when I'm gone
Because I'm not coming home
It still takes my breath away when I remember the good days
When our voices harmonize, pretty as these city lights
See them shining down below, there's a sadness in their glow
Am I in your line of sight, just a trail across the sky?
Motors keep running and airplanes fly
Can't stop moving if I try
Don't tell me another lie
Because I'm not coming home
The years go by, I'll carry on
I'll right my wrongs, erase my songs
You'll be crying when I'm gone
Because I'm not coming home
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Lonely Tonight
04:15
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The years, they go by faster than anyone can ever know
Love is given, though I have never been so alone
If you thought you would be happy, well just wait another year
If you thought you would be free, well just wait another year
But don't worry, everything will be all right
We're all just a little bit lonely tonight
Don't you cry, no more tears in your pretty eyes
We're just a little lonely tonight
Life has a funny way of not turning out just like we planned
Love is a funny thing; it's so much more than holding hands
If you've lost the feeling of just being alive
And if you think this whole wide world's gone wrong
Come on along and sing this song:
Don't worry, everything will be all right
We're all just a little bit lonely tonight
Don't you cry, no more tears in your pretty eyes
We're all just a little lonely tonight
So many things I wonder myself:
When can I take my heart from the shelf and give it to someone?
Can I give it to you?
So many things have not come true
But I have so much love that is not being used
So I'll write it down; I'll write a song
But when can I sing it?
When can I sing my song?
If you think this whole wide world's gone wrong
Come on along and sing this song:
Don't worry, everything will be all right
We're all just a little bit lonely tonight
Don't you cry, no more tears in your pretty eyes
We're all just a little lonely tonight
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God Is A Child's Hand
04:22
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Maybe God is a word in the wind
The wind in the tree in the soil of earth
Maybe God is on the tip of my tongue
The tongue in the mouth and the lips of a lover
Maybe God is a child's hand
I see God in a child's hand
And I will hold onto that hand
I will hold onto that hand
Maybe God is a workingman's hammer
A hammer inside of a brain pounds a headache
Maybe God is a play on a stage
A stage in the mind and the head of a hero
Maybe God is a child's hand
I see God in a child's hand
And I will hold onto that hand
I will hold onto that hand
Maybe God is the pen of a poet
A poet at home on the road to a heart
Maybe God is a musical note
That sings in the ear of listening child
Maybe God is a child's hand
I see God in a child's hand
And I will hold onto that hand
I will hold onto that hand
Maybe God is a white wedding day
To cherish and love while the devil is away
Maybe God is a child's hand
I see God in a child's hand
And I will hold onto that hand
I will hold onto that hand
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May I be the air around you, the air you feel
May I build the walls around you, these walls are real
May I be only everything, everything you need
Oh, may I be...
May I be the dirt underneath, under your feet
May I build a bridge beneath you so you may cross
May I be on the other side, never again lost
Oh, may I be...
For everything I am cannot stand to your reflection
And everything I build cannot last even one second
So may I be...
May I be the sun above you to give you light
May I build a stairway for you, for you to climb
May I be very far away, and you arrive at night
Oh, may I be...
For everything I am cannot stand to your reflection
And everything I build cannot last even one second
So may I be...
For it is your heart that I must elevate
And it is your heart that is yours
And if your heart steps into a room
Oh, may I be the anointed floor!
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Walk A Long Road
03:58
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I know where I like to go when the going gets slow
I'll run only when I must run, I won't stop till you're gone
I'll hide myself and my pride till I think it's all right
I'll yearn, I'll bite and I'll burn until all has been learned
And deny, as evil walks by, that one bit of it's mine
And watch as something gets caught in the web of my lies
A time will come when our dying is done
A time will come when old will feel young
A time will come to reap what we've sown
But for now we walk a long road
Walk a long road
I tried with all of our might to keep out of sight
We thought we couldn't get caught under cover of night
But the sun reflects off the moon to reveal the dark truth
I have no eyes to see (my dirty reflection)
I have to ears to hear (the sound of my footsteps)
I have no arms to hold (to save from this sadness)
I have to heart to feel (no blood in my veins)
A time will come when our dying is done
A time will come when old will feel young
A time will come to reap what we've sown
But for now we walk a long road
Walk a long road
A time will come to heal broken bones
A time will come to shatter the stone
A time will come when gray turns to gold
But for now we walk a long road
Walk a long road
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Come Clean
02:44
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Pretty doesn't matter when you act like me
Tearing up the town and every man I see
I stop short trying to tell you that I love you
I don't even notice what it does to you
For all the things I avoid
For all the things I hide
I'm trying to come clean about them
And wash your tears dry
Lying never got me any further along
Walking down this road
Is just not quite as fun as walking with you
And now I'm alone
For all the things I shared
For all the love I hide
I'm trying to come clean about them
And wash your tears dry
For all the things I avoid
For all the things I hide
I'm trying to come clean about them
And wash your tears dry
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If I Had A Gun
02:55
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If I had a gun, I would shoot for the moon
And even if the bullet missed, you would know I did it for you
And maybe I can hit a star
In a while, hit a star
And even if the bullet missed, you know I'd do anything for you
And if I had my guitar, I would write you a song
And even if I made mistakes, you would know I sing for you
And maybe I can make a dime
In a while, make a dime
And I will learn from my mistakes, and I will sing for you
Everything is nothing
My whole world is nothing without love
Everything is nothing
My whole world is nothing without you
And if I had some time, I would spend it all with you
And even if we never kissed, you would know I'm thinking of ouy
And maybe I'll have more to give
In a while, something to give
And eve if we never kissed, you know I'd do anything for you
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I can see a growing darkness
So I'll light a fire inside
And my heart is never hopeless
For like gold, it's purified
There is heat against the coldness
There is light against the night
There's a sound to soothe the sleepless
There is peace against the fight
I shall wear no crown of glory
I shall win no victory
Though my journey tells a story
It's in a book no one will read
I shall not find one to marry
I shall not father a child
When my flesh is dead and buried
My spirit's free again and wild
So don't burn your bridges down for a temporary comfort
I won't pray for easy life, for I'm both marble and the sculptor
So if you see a growing darkness
Light a fire to burn inside
And if you're heart is ever hopeless
Remember gold is purified
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Lucky
04:10
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Don't break you back to win this game
Don't twist my arm, I'm not to blame
Don't pull my leg, I'm sick of your lies
Don't stomp your feet, you knew this was goodbye
It's not good to be so lucky
It's not good to be alive
It's not lucky to be so good
'Cause lady luck is shy
Don't watch the clock, there's no use in waiting
Don't try to try, there's no fun in failing
Don't hurt your heart, blood must be bleeding
Don't win the game, for soon you'll be dry
It's not good to be so lucky
It's not good to be alive
It's not lucky to be so good
'Cause lady luck is shy
Don't break your bones and never stop retreating
Don't fight too long 'cause we all could me wrong
Don't break your bones and never stop believing
Fight the good fight, 'cause we all might be right
We all might be right...
It's not good to be so lucky
It's not good to be alive
It's not lucky to be so good
'Cause lady luck is shy
Lady luck has said goodbye
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Wait & See
03:50
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I'm sorry for the things I said, and things I know I will say
But Momma told me, "live your life day-to-day"
I know how you get from time to time, but your breath smell like turpentine
But I'm to spent to spend the night this way
I know it gets under your skin, darling, when I've been drinkin' again
But lord knows why the good lord made me this way
We could move south to Alabama
We could move north to Tennessee
But we can't run from the things that we've been running from
So wait and see...
If you knew what was good for you, you would hold me close to you
So I can get a kick out of pushing you away
I know how I've been lately, but why must you toy with me?
Anyway, I'm too tired to stay awake
I know it must be a sin for me to want to hurt you again
But lord know why the good lord made me this way
We could move south to Alabama
We could move north to Tennessee
But we can't run from the things that we've been running from
So wait and see...
I know you want to fight
And I know you've been drinking all night
But lord knows why the good lord made us this way
We could move south to Alabama
We could move north to Tennessee
But we can't run from the things that we've been running from
So wait and see...
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Little Proper Nouns
04:06
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I take your hand and hold in mine
We'll go dancing in 3/4 time
While our feet slide on the floor
You see my heart's halfway out the door
Our heads are buried in the sand, and the tide's coming in...
You stopped in shock, right on a dime
Realizing we were never fine
Running on fumes, running out of luck
Does this mean we're running out of love?
Our heads are buried in the sand, and the tide's coming in...
It's just one sigh of relief, because this place is so crowded
No, don't be so naive, I'm just thinking about it
Ok, I'll stick around
Ok, I'll keep playing house
For the sake of our little proper nouns
Our heads are buried in the sand, and the tide's coming in
Our heads are buried in the sand...
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Mender
04:31
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The mender of all things comes when spring comes
The mender of all things comes when spring comes
It makes me sit up and listen and smile
The mender of all things comes when spring comes
The beauty of spring trees smiles when love smiles
The beauty of spring trees smiles when love smiles
It makes you stand up and look and laugh
The beauty of spring trees smiles when love smiles
The singing of nest-birds laughs when life laughs
The singing of nest-birds laughs when life laughs
It makes us run up and kiss and mend
The singing of nest-birds laughs when life laughs
So the kissing of lovers mends what was torn
Oh, the kissing of lovers mends what was wounded and frozen once
Oh, when the mender comes, when the mender comes
When spring comes...
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Folk/Acoustic Americana Duo from Kansas City, Mo
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